Government expenditure per student, tertiary in Canada
Canada: Government expenditure per student, tertiary was 31.4% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure per student, tertiary in Canada, 1998–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of GDP per capita.
Analysis
In 2016, government expenditure per student, tertiary in Canada stood at 31.4%.
The figure is down 14.9% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure per student, tertiary in Canada peaked at 44.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 29.7%, in 2013.
Canada ranks 52nd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Government expenditure per student, tertiary in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 42.9% | — |
| 2007 | 40.3% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 36.4% | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 40.2% | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 44.7% | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 43.1% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 29.7% | -31.2% |
| 2014 | 37.0% | +24.8% |
| 2015 | 36.9% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 31.4% | -14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.9% | 42.9% | 42.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 38.9% | 36.4% | 40.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 29.7% | 44.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 291,075 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 273,465 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.70 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0607 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure per student, tertiary in Canada?
- Government expenditure per student, tertiary in Canada was 31.4% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure per student, tertiary recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 44.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest government expenditure per student, tertiary recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.7% in 2013.
- How does Canada rank for government expenditure per student, tertiary?
- Canada ranks 52nd out of 111 countries with data for 2016.
- Is government expenditure per student, tertiary rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Government expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.